France 1741-W 1/2 ecu

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Heritage sale 61259, lot 99090
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This specimen was lot 99090 in Heritage sale 61259 (Dallas, TX, February 2022), where it sold for $504. The catalog description[1] noted, "France: Louis XV 1/2 Ecu 1741-W AU58 NGC, Lille mint. 1/2 Ecu au bandeau. Blessed with a reverse essentially untouched by exchange and whose condition continues to lie at the very boundary of Mint State designations." This coin, called a demi-écu au bandeau, was the French equivalent of a half dollar. In the coinage system of the ancien régime, the half écu = three livres. The type was struck 1741-74 and is recorded for the Lille mint for 1741-42, 1744-63, 1766 and 1774. Lille is not a rare mint for this type altho no date is common.

Recorded mintage: 28,786[2].

Specification: 14.74 g, 0.917 fine silver, 31-33 mm diameter, reeded edge, designed by J.-C. Röettiers.

Catalog reference: Dr/2 № 585, Dr/4 № 828, KM 516.21, Gad-314 (R), Dupl-1681.

Source:

  • [2]Droulers, Frédéric, Répertoire General des Monnaies de Louis XIII à Louis XVI (1610-1792), 4e édition. Paris: AFPN, 2009.
  • Duplessy, Jean, Les Monnaies Françaises Royales de Hugues Capet à Louis XVI (987-1793), Tome II, 2e édition, Paris: Maison Platt, 1999.
  • Gadoury, Victor, Monnaies Royales Françaises, 1610-1792, 5me éd., Monaco: Éditions Victor Gadoury, 2018.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • [1]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, The Long Island Collection of French Coins Showcase Auction #61259, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2022.

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